Man Loses Court Appeal to Overturn Attempted Murder Conviction

A man imprisoned for the attempted murder and rape of a State College woman loses a new effort to overturn his conviction.

In July of 2007, Michael Kuhn broke into the woman's apartment. Prosecutors say Kuhn tied up the victim, raped her repeatedly and hit her in the head with what was believed to be a steel bar,. He fled, leaving the woman for dead.

Steve Bauer was the Managing Editor of StateCollege.com. Steve and his wife Trina are longtime area residents. They reside in State College along with a wacky Golden Retriever named Izzy.
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For a university with one of the largest undergraduate enrollments in the county, organizing a commencement ceremony is no simple task.

This weekend, Penn State expects to award 13,301 diplomas to students university-wide. A total of 487 associate; 10,895 baccalaureate; 1,322 master’s; 240 law, and 224 doctoral degrees will be issued, bringing the university’s number of gradu